NAME: Kevin R. “Vin” Rohm
BORN: 1955
LOCATION: Milton, WA
ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION: MAAF, AA.
LABEL: Atheist
FORMER AFFILIATION: Missouri Mormon (RLDS)
MY STORY:
Mom was a very religious woman. She told my siblings and me that she would rather we were dead than to leave the church. I was such a disappointment to the poor woman. My doubts began when I was in my teens. I guess it began with judgment of homosexuals. I knew my uncle was gay and I just couldn’t see how that made him an abomination. He was pretty cool; just four years older than me. It just...

Name: Erin Veltre
Born: 1982
Location: Missouri
Organization affilitation: A Collaboration of Rational Minds
Label: Atheist
Former Religious Affiliation: Baptist
My story: I was raised to believe in god and I was a very devout christian through most of my youth and early adulthood. Beginning in my late teens and early twenties, I started to study the bible in more depth than I had before. As a result of this, I realized that even if god truly did exist, I would never want to serve him. It took me a while to understand why it was important to “come out” and be open about my...